In this, the companion volume to his earlier autobiographical Apostate (1926), Forrest Reid continues his "chronicle of a prolonged personal adventure". Private Road (first published in 1940) offers Reid"s descriptions of his early writing efforts; a youthful correspondence with Henry James that began with promise yet ended disappointingly ("the Master was not pleased..."); his Cambridge encounters with such luminaries as Ronald Firbank and W.B. Yeats; the production and reception of his first published works; and his valued friendships with E.M. Forster and Walter de la Mare. The closing stages of the book reflect Reid"s unique sense of the spiritual: a compelling meditation on our "second life" in a place Reid calls "dreamland", wherein a "shadowy agent" conjures an atmosphere that can hold powerful inspirational properties for the artist.Faber Finds is devoted to restoring to readers a wealth of lost/neglected classics and authors of distinction. The range embraces fiction, non-fiction, the arts and children"s books. For a full list of available titles visit faberfinds.co.uk. To join the dialogue with fellow book-lovers please see ourblog faberfindsblog.co.uk. Normal 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */